Grass fire consumes property southwest of Loveland

A grass fire burns in a field southwest of Loveland on Thursday. Crews took about an hour to contain the fire and continued mop-up operations into the evening. (Jenny Sparks)

A fire southwest of Loveland consumed grass and briefly threatened buildings in the area before beign contained by Loveland Fire and Rescue crews.

The fire, reported near 3901 Fox Drive, was called in just before 5 p.m.; containment was reported about 40 minutes later. It was initially described at 2-3 acres, but later work showed it to be less than 2 acres.

According to Battalion Chief Michael Cerovski, the cause is still under investigation.

No injuries were reported, but there was damage to hay bales and possibly a tractor.